Receptacle for wine and similar liquids.



E. BERGER.

BEOBPTAOLE FOR WINE AND SIMILAR LIQUIDS.

APPLICATION nun) rmm, 1910.

1,020,739, Patented Mar. 19, 1912.

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EMANUEL BERGER, OF TAPOLCZA, AUSTRIA-HUNGARY, ASSIGNOR TO THE FIRM OF JOS. FRISCH & SOHN, OF TAPOLGZA, AUSTRIA-HUN GARY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 19, 1912.

Application filed February 7, 1910. Serial N 0. 542,649.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EMANUEL BERGER, a subjectof the King of Hungary, Emperor of Austria-Hungary, residing atTapolcza, Austria-Hungary, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Receptacles for Wine and Similar Liquids, of which thefollowing is a specification.

It has been proposed to use in lieu of wooden barrels for wine, casksand the like made of cement. Such cement easks however prevent the airfrom getting at the wine, their walls not being porous; the con tents ofthe cement casks and barrels therefore is prevented from'getting ripe.

This invention relates to an improved re ceptacle for wine and similarliquids which is made partly of wood and partly of cement, both partsbeing reinforced by iron structures.

In the accompanying drawing the improved wine barrel is shown.

Figure 1 is a side elevation, Fig. 2 a ground plan view partly insection, Fig. 3 a front view and Fig. 4 a vert-ical'cross section of theimproved-receptacle for wine.

The bottom a and the side walls I) of the receptacle are made in thewell known manner of reinforced cement. The front and rear walls can bemade either entirely or partly, both or only oneof the same of wood andcomposed of staves. As shown in the drawing the rear wall 0 could forexample be made of reinforced cement and the front wall (Z of wood. Inthe free edges of the cement walls open frames 6 of U-irons areembedded-in such a manner that they form guide-frames for the woodenwalls to be inserted. In the front wall (Z of wood the bunghole f isprovided. A flange g of band iron is arranged along the upper edge ofthe cement walls, a reinforcement h embedded in concrete being arrangedon the inner surface of the front and rear walls near the upper parts ofthe same. The open frame 0, the band iron flanges g and thereinforcement h are secured in position by means of metal wires embeddedin the cement. The

free edges of the flange g and of the reinforcement h penetrate intogrooves which are provided in the lower edge of the upper wooden part ofthe receptacle. Said upper part is made of' wooden staves in the Wellknown manner and hoops are used for maintaining said stares in position.The lower ends of the hoops j are bent at right angles and fixed bymeans of screw bolts l on the angle irons Ir embedded in the side walls.To ease the wooden walls cross bars can be mounted upon the frames 0 ofU-iron and intermediary plates inserted between said cross bars and thecorresponding wooden wall, said intermediary plates being destined toreceive the pressure and to transmit the same to said cross bars.

The shape and dimensions of the cask or receptacle can be variedaccording to requirement.

- The improved receptacle can be used for other liquids than wine. I

I claim An improved cask or receptacle for wine and similar liquids,comprising a lower part the side and rear walls of which are made ofreinforced cement, the front wall of said lower part made of wood andhaving a bunghole, and the upper part made of wooden staves, open framesof,U-iron partially embedded in the cement walls at the front endsthereof with the open port-ions of the frames facing the interior ofthe'cask and engaging the wooden walls and serving as guides therefor,hoops of band iron which maintain the stares of the upper part inposition, the lower ends of said hoops bent at right angles to the bodyof the staves, angle irons embedded in the side walls and bolts forfixing the ends of the hoops to said angle irons, substantiallyasdescribed and shown and for the purpose set forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twowitnesses.

- EMANUEL BERGER.

itnesses:

FRIEDRICH BLUM, tHUoH KEMiNY.

